Adjustments?

[chowwie]

hi all

just bought a xsara 2.0 hdi w reg

i have always liked these cars and thought i would buy one

the only think that has dissapointed me so far is that i dont think its all that responsive to say its 2.0hdi!

 

is there any adjustments that can be made to make it a bit more responsive

i think its totally standard in the engine

 

i know on some td,s you can turn turbo in earlier or boost etc but is this possible with a hdi?

 

cheers all

[Johndouglas]

The engine fitted in your Xsara will be the 90BHP and it will be missing an intercooler. However it should still be lively. Make sure the air cleaner is newish and give the injectors a clean with some Dieselclean or Redex.

[chowwie]

many thanks for the info

 

can an intercooler be fitted easiely and how much bhp will it give?

 

i have checked filter today and looks fine

 

i will get some injector cleaner tomorrow to see if that does anything

 

thanks again all

[nick74]

It's certainly possible to fit an intercooler to the HDi 90, but arguably more trouble than its worth. The easiest way to tune an HDi is to get one of these;

 

Diesel tuning

 

been very tempted to get one for my Xsara :angry:

 

One other thing worth looking at is to make sure the throttle cable isn't too slack, the one on my car was & was preventing it going above about 3000 rpm.

[wozza]

Or you can get the car professionally remapped which will give better results and is the same price or less. Mix that with an intercooler and you get better results then again as the map will be designed for the intercooler being there too.

[nick74]

Yep, been considering that too. Not so easy for insurance companies to detect either!

[chowwie]

is rather steep the price for a tune up

 

i will check the cable tomorrow because thinking about it i do have to push hard into floor because pedal hits carpet before fully down

 

thanks

 

while im here has anyone had trouble with there locks

 

mates xsara actin up

 

he locks car and it unlocks its self straight away

but he has replaced control unit and greased all door locks

 

could it be possible electrical fault?

 

thank you in advance

[iannez]

one of the door mechs has gone down. common fault.

[chowwie]

one of the door mechs has gone down. common fault.

 

 

 

just the lock part or the lot?

 

 

cheers